Michelle Konzack dijo [Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 12:10:48AM +0100]: > Curently I am building a hardware where the parts cost arround 40US$ per > device (@10.000) and using the same microcontroller with a "big" FLASH > memory would mke this Hardware arround 5 US$ in final production more > expensive. > > So for the end-users arreound 10 US$ or 8 Euro > > Are you willing to pay arround 15-18% more for such hardware?
So probably the end result won't be shipping raw Debian in your product - As you are not willing to release the firmware, Debian cannot inlcude it. Yes, even if it is worthless without a $8000 compiler. Who knows? If the device is interesting enough and becomes highly successful, somebody (i.e. the Debian project?) can decide to pay $8000 for the compiler license and be able to fix bugs or enhance your firmware? > Again: ARE you realy willing to pay at least > 10US$ or 8€ more for the hardware? If sharing the source for the firmware is not an option to you, and raising the price so the device can be self-sufficient without the computer uploading a firmware to it, then... Well, your device won't be natively supported by Debian. And that's not necesarily a curse! Of course I'd like every device on Earth to be Debian-based, but sometimes reality does not agree with my wishes. > I mean, the I am trying currently servera hardware models since I need > highly optimized one (for solar-Energie Systems) and there is nothing in > production yet. I am 100% free what to do and how I do it... > > Since all of my software must run under GNU/Linux and is licensed under > GNU GPL version 3 I like to see, that my hardware/Software fit the DFSG > which mean, must run with "main". Oh, here we have a problem. You are 100% free and want to use GPL3 - So you are required to distribute the sources, the preferred form of modification. If not even the input you give to the mighty $8000 compiler qualifies as source, then maybe the schematics you have on the whiteboard do? You just cannot say "there is no source". That would imply the firmware is a result of your computer's creativity - and I'd seriously doubt it. -- Gunnar Wolf - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - (+52-55)5623-0154 / 1451-2244 PGP key 1024D/8BB527AF 2001-10-23 Fingerprint: 0C79 D2D1 2C4E 9CE4 5973 F800 D80E F35A 8BB5 27AF -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
